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. 2016 Sep-Oct;24(5):243-248.
doi: 10.1590/1413-785220162405142225.

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCAPULAR DYSKINESIA AND SHOULDER PAIN IN YOUNG ADULTS

Hugo Machado Sanchez  1 , Eliane Gouveia DE Morais Sanchez  1 , Larissa Ingreddy Tavares  1
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCAPULAR DYSKINESIA AND SHOULDER PAIN IN YOUNG ADULTS

Hugo Machado Sanchez et al. Acta Ortop Bras. 2016 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the position of the scapula and its influence on shoulder pain.

Methods: In this study, 30 sedentary young adults of both genders, aged 20-35 years were evaluated. The sample was divided into two groups with the same number of subjects, one group with shoulder pain and the other pain free. The analysis of the positioning of the scapula in six angles of shoulder abduction was taken 0º, 30º, 60º, 90º, 120º and 180º.

Results: Comparison the left and right scapular movements in males of the pain group, there was a significant difference at 30º (p = 0.018) and 120º (p = 0.04). Comparing the right and left shoulders in the pain group, there was a significant difference at 0º (p = 0.03).

Conclusion: This study concludes that changing the positioning of the scapula affects shoulder pain in sedentary young adult males at certain specific positions. Level of Evidence III, Study of non consecutive patients; without consistently applied reference ''gold'' standard.

Keywords: Dyskinesias; Scapula; Shoulder; Shoulder pain.

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Figure 1. Positioning of scapula at the six shoulder abduction moments: 0°, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, and 180°.
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Figure 2. Calculation of scapular movement using the ACLimagem(r) software.
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